Bold is building world-class K-12 public schools that challenge and empower every student to excel in college and life. Beginning in Kindergarten, our students develop the intellectual mastery and empowering habits that will prepare them to succeed at the highest levels in all they pursue.

We benchmark ourselves against indicators proven to predict success in college and beyond, and set rigorous standards for academic and personal development to ensure our graduates are prepared to compete and succeed alongside students from the top schools across the U.S.

We set ambitious goals—more ambitious than most think possible—and as a team won’t settle until we achieve them. We align on priorities, measure progress, and evaluate our results openly to improve quickly. We own our impact, live our values, and focus intentionally on creating a culture that supports every student, family, and team member to achieve excellence.

As we prepare to launch Bold’s high school in Fall 2027, we are searching for extraordinary colleagues to join our team.

Role & Responsibilities

As a High School Launch Fellow, you will be part of the founding high school team and train alongside school leaders to develop the knowledge and skills to become a highly effective high school leader. Ideal candidates bring experience leading high-performing high school teams in one or more areas—academic mastery, school culture and/or school operations.

Fellows will develop mastery of Bold’s model, approach, and systems to inform the design and launch of Bold’s high school. Fellows will lead dedicated functions and teams across K-8 in 2026-27, collaborating closely with Bold’s leadership team to monitor progress, evaluate needs, and scale the systems that will equip the team to achieve ambitious high school and college outcomes for all students.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and apply a deep understanding of Bold’s goals, vision, and values to build a culture of purpose and impact that scales across K-12
• Lead and develop a school-based team focused on preparing every student to excel in a rigorous, college-preparatory high school environment
• Collaborate on the design of Bold’s high school model, ensuring teams, systems, and structures are set up to achieve ambitious outcomes for all Bold high school graduates
• Implement structures that foster a transparent, outcomes-oriented culture; regularly lead and participate in data reviews and coaching cycles to accelerate individual, team, and school progress to goals
• Demonstrate a mission-first mindset to ensure all decisions and actions are rooted in what is best for student achievement and Bold
  
  

Qualities of Bold Leadership

Excellent performance on our team is defined by the competencies below, aligned to our Team Impact Rubric:

• Role Model: Exemplifies values, leads by example; operates within team structures; seeks out opportunities to support the team.
• Ownership & Responsibility: Takes active ownership for goals and responsibilities; monitors progress, provides proactive updates, and effectively adapts strategy to close gaps; demonstrates bias toward action; holds self and team accountable for achieving results.
• Strategic Thinking & Effectiveness: Translates goals into strategic action plans; effective at forward-planning and anticipating needs; addresses root causes to close gaps and follows through on implementation.
• Team Development: Consistently implements team development structures; coaches effectively by providing high-leverage, transferable, and timely opportunities for development aligned to root cause of gaps
• Communication: Communications are consistently clear and connected to goals and values; actively listens and asks clarifying questions to understand root causes; leverages team communication systems.
• Reflection & Self-Development: Reflects on personal and team strengths and growth areas, actively pursuing development opportunities for self and team.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years demonstrated experience in a high-performing, college-preparatory high school environment
• Bachelor’s degree with an outstanding record of achievement and leadership; advanced degree preferred

Start Date

2026

Compensation

Bold Charter School offers highly competitive compensation, in the top range of comparable positions across New York City charter schools. The starting salary range for this position is $100-130,000 annually and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bold Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.